Highlight: Cancer Care

Swedish Covenant Hospital believes that cancer care should focus on treating the whole patient. Our Integrated Cancer Care program is designed to help survivors overcome the physical and emotional challenges of his or her diagnosis by providing healing services that extend beyond medical treatment.

Studies have shown that survivorship supportive services significantly improve cancer patient outcomes such as distress and mood, functional status and quality of life. The program in Swedish Covenant Hospital’s Center for Advanced Therapy augments standard cancer care by offering services that include: stress reduction groups, individual counseling, nutrition counseling and supplementation, a 3-month medical fitness center membership, rehabilitation, palliative care assessment as well as complementary treatments such as massage and acupuncture.

Additionally, a patient navigator helps newly diagnosed patients and those in treatment identify needs and survivorship services of greatest value to the patient. Care integration occurs through a survivorship board, which develops treatment plans and reviews patient progress.